Microsoft Prepping Browser-based Word and Excel

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday October 1, 2007 @01:59AM from the because-they-must dept.

JCWDenton writes "In a bid to spin its web-based version of Office into contention with rival internet behemoth Google, Microsoft has said it will begin accepting applications for beta testing its web apps later this year. There is one significant difference, however: unlike Google apps, Microsoft said users of its new service can only create or edit online documents if they have Office software already installed on their machines. Microsoft said features of its Office Live Workspace would include allowing users to upload more than 1,000 documents to free personal websites."

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Anywhere.. by Travis+Mansbridge · 2007-10-01 02:01 · Score: 5, Funny

Now you can use our software anywhere. As long as that software is already there.
Why the web? by Shadow+Wrought · 2007-10-01 02:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Because math errors on the desktop are so confining.

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Bill Gates quoted as saying by Tejin · 2007-10-01 02:20 · Score: 5, Funny

"That's the stupidest fucking thing I've heard since I've been at Microsoft!"

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